All of the Following Statements About Septicemia Are True Except

question 26

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about septicemia are true except

• A) It usually is caused by gram- positive bacteria.
• B) It may be aggravated by antibiotics.
• C) Symptoms are due to bacterial endotoxin.
• D) Lymphangitis may occur.
• E) Symptoms include fever and decreased blood pressure.

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Definitions:

Square Root

The square root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number.

P < 0.05

A statistical threshold indicating that the observed results are significant with a probability of less than 5% being due to chance.

Obtained Value

The actual value measured or computed from a data set or experiment, often compared against a theoretic or critical value in hypothesis testing.

Population Standard Deviation

The population standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of values within a population, quantifying how much the values differ from the population mean.